Engineering Manager, MAAS

Canonical; Stockholms kommun; Remote; SEK 658,513 - 1,034,807; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Job summary

A leading provider of open source software is seeking an Engineering Manager for their MAAS team in a remote work environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in software delivery using Python and Golang, along with strong Linux system administration skills. This role involves leading a distributed team, engaging with stakeholders and contributing to modern software practices. Benefits include a personal development budget and opportunities to travel for team events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with networking, storage, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to mentor and develop team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone.
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and career planning.
• Set and manage expectations with stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Golang

Linux system administration

Modern Linux cloud technologies

Agile methodologies

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

React

Angular

Svelte

Vue

Job description

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring an Engineering Manager for our MAAS team. MAAS (“Metal as a Service”) provides a cloud‑style on‑demand API for private bare‑metal infrastructure, handling physical server provisioning, network configuration, and storage. The MAAS stack is written in Python and Go.

Responsibilities

• Lead a distributed team of engineers in your time zone (Americas, EMEA, etc.)
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback and career planning
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Advocate and advance modern software development practices
• Participate in the engineering process through code and architectural review
• Engage with broader teams at Canonical, the open‑source community, and partners
• Travel to internal and external global events for 4 to 6 weeks per year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related field
• Exceptional academic track record
• Proven experience delivering software using Python, Golang, or similar languages
• Experience with Linux system administration (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Familiarity with modern Linux cloud‑computing technologies, including networking, storage, containers and Kubernetes
• Technical aptitude for understanding complex distributed systems
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Ability to mentor, develop, and support team members
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Experience with Typescript and modern web frameworks such as React, Angular, Svelte or Vue
• Knowledge of data‑center infrastructure management and design

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints; remote enabled since 2004
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Location

This is a work‑from‑anywhere position available in EMEA or the Americas.

Other Information

• Mid‑Senior level
• Full‑time
• Engineering and Information Technology – Software Development
• Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and welcome applicants of all identities.